Education

• M.S., Kinesiology, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, 2007
• M.S., Physical Therapy, Boston University, 1995

Interests & Expertise

Ms. Truebenbach has been involved with teaching DPT students since the start of the program here at UWM. She joined the DPT staff full-time in 1/2011. Ms. Truebenbach’s primary teaching concentration is in the area of musculoskeletal assessment and interventions. Prior to her current position at UWM, Ms. Truebenbach maintained a clinical practice in orthopaedics and sports medicine at the Froedtert and Medical College of Wisconsin Sports Medicine Center. In her clinical practice, Ms. Truebenbach had the opportunity to specialize in rehabilitation of performing artists involved in classical ballet and contemporary dance. Her interests and training also fostered her specialty practice in working with runners seeking injury rehabilitation and performance enhancement. She has held an Orthopaedic Certified Specialist designation with the American Physical Therapy Board of Specialty Certification since 2003.

Research & Publications

Research assistant: Earl, J.A. and Hoch, A.Z. (2010). A proximal strengthening program improves pain, function and biomechanics in women with patellofemoral pain syndrome.  American Journal of Sports Medicine, epub 10/7/2010.

Co-investigator: The epidemiology of injuries in a summer intensive ballet program: a seven year experience (Principal Investigator: Craig C. Young, M.D.)

Master’s Thesis: The effect of a fatiguing run on ankle strength and lower extremity mechanics in female runners (Advisor: Kristian O’Connor, PhD)

Papers and Presentations at Academic & Professional Meetings

Truebenbach, C.A., Earl-Boehm, J., Huddleston, W., Swartz, A. & O’Connor, K.M. Effects of a fatiguing run on lower extremity mechanics in female runners. Annual meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, Long Beach, CA. August, 2011.